The Katsina police command has arrested 74 suspects in connection with various crimes most of which are social miscreants otherwise known as Kauraye, mobile phone snatchers, armed robbers, drug and Indian hemp dealers, commercial sex workers, and serial rapists, alongside bandits informants.
The suspects were paraded on Monday at the Police Command Headquarters, Katsina.
The police spokesman in the state, Gambo Isah, told reporters that the suspects are made up of 70 males and four females.
He explained that most of the suspects were arrested at several locations and various criminal hideouts within the Katsina metropolitan area.
The areas raided include Sabuwar Unguwa, Gadar Nayalli, Modoji, Tudun Yanlihidda, Kwabren Dorawa, Janbango, Abbatuwa, Filin Canada, Lambun Dan Lawai, Kofar Marusa, Tsalawa, Chake and Tunas in Ingawa LGA among others.
Among the suspects was a 23-year-old suspected notorious bandits informant, Abdullahi Bala of Bakkai village in Kankara LGA of Katsina State who hired the services of a notorious bandit, Badori, now at large to ensure that his wife return home after having a disagreement with her
